NEW YORK AND TORONTO – The Skilled Ladies’s Hockey League (PWHL) at this time introduced that Ann-Renée Desbiens of the Montréal Victoire, Aerin Frankel of the Boston Fleet, and Gwyneth Philips of the Ottawa Cost have been voted because the three finalists for the 2025 PWHL Goaltender of the Yr award, offered by Rogers.
The PWHL Goaltender of the Yr award is offered by Rogers to the goaltender who showcases essentially the most excellent potential on the place all through the common season.
ANN-RENÉE DESBIENS, MONTRÉAL VICTOIRE
Desbiens was the spine between the pipes for the first-place Victoire and a big contributor to her workforce’s success. She led all goaltenders with 15 wins and her 1.86 goals-against common and .932 save share had been prime marks amongst all starters. Of her 4 losses, solely two had been in regulation – the fewest amongst beginning netminders. Desbiens was the one goaltender to win six straight video games this season and achieved the feat throughout a document stretch of 14 straight begins permitting two or fewer objectives. The 31-year-old from Clermont, QC, ranked third with 518 saves, and was considered one of solely two goaltenders to put up a 40-save efficiency. Her 21 appearances and 1228:17 minutes trailed solely Frankel, even regardless of an damage that stored Desbiens inactive for 3 video games.
AERIN FRANKEL, BOSTON FLEET
Frankel turns into the primary two-time finalist for the award in a season the place she was a fixture in aim for the Fleet, main the league with 23 begins, 1342:18 minutes performed, and making a league-high 591 saves. She completed second with 12 wins, second amongst beginning goaltenders with a .921 save share, and fifth with a 2.28 goals-against common. The 25-year-old from Chappaqua, NY, led the league with 5 performances of 35 saves or extra and put collectively a stretch of 5 consecutive wins – capped by a shutout victory on Feb. 12. Frankel additionally confirmed her poise underneath strain by going an ideal 3-0 in shootouts, by which she turned apart a powerful 12-of-13 makes an attempt for a shootout save share of .923.
GWYNETH PHILIPS, OTTAWA CHARGE
Philips made essentially the most of each alternative within the Cost crease throughout her first skilled season. The third-round decide within the 2024 PWHL Draft was thrust into motion within the thick of a playoff race and received 5 of her eight consecutive begins to finish the season, together with six with two or fewer objectives allowed, serving to safe the workforce’s first-ever postseason berth. General, Philips recorded eight wins in 15 appearances, tied for second with two shutouts, posted a 2.11 goals-against common that was third-best amongst starters, and a .919 save share that tied for third. The 24-year-old from Athens, OH, turned the primary PWHL rookie to document a shutout, doing so on Jan. 21 in simply her third profession begin.
A variety committee solid their votes for six regular-season PWHL awards, together with Goaltender of the Yr, offered by Rogers, together with the league’s First and Second All-Star Groups and an All-Rookie Crew, between the conclusion of normal season and the graduation of playoffs. The three gamers that acquired essentially the most voting factors for Goaltender of the Yr have been named finalists. Winners of all PWHL Awards will probably be introduced on June 25 on the Arduous Rock Resort & On line casino in Ottawa.
Final season, Toronto’s Kristen Campbell was the inaugural recipient of the Goaltender of the Yr award, offered by Rogers, voted over finalists Frankel and New York’s Corinne Schroeder.
